From mulching and pruning to caring for tools and soil, a handful of thoughtful steps can make all the difference.

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All ornamental plants greatly benefit from mulching when it’s done correctly, says LSU AgCenter horticulturist Allen Owings. Good mulching can have several beneficial effects on plants, the soil and ...

As you're prepping your garden for its winter slumber (or even introducing new plants for a winter vegetable garden), you ...

Strawberry plantings must be mulched for winter protection to produce consistently in Nebraska. Mulching reduces winter damage to the strawberry crown and flower buds. Most unprotected strawberry ...

Applying mulch is one of the easiest and best ways to help your trees and other plants, but doing it the wrong way can lead to trouble. “Mulch should be a flat, even layer over the soil,” said Spencer ...

Mulching protects perennials from cold temperatures and helps maintain moisture. But this common mistake could kill your ...

I've lived and gardened in a lot of places, and I've seen a lot of mulch. You name it: wood chips, pine bark, shredded cypress, pinestraw, hay, straw, newspaper, rubber pellets, sawdust, cocoa hulls, ...

A tidy layer of mulch in the landscape creates an air of neatness and order. But that’s not the best reason to go to the effort. Mulch — if properly applied — is a big help to trees, shrubs and ...

Discoloration, thinning out, diseases, and excessive weeds are important signs that you need to replace your mulch. Pest ...

A crew at my office this spring threw 1 to more than 2 inches of mulch over the crowns of most of the plants. The evergreens mostly shrugged it off, but the spireas and azaleas both are now dying at ...